Most people would describe the flavor of ethyl salicylate as sweet, wintergreen, spicy and anisic. See http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1001561.html#toorgano (wait for the advertising page ...

Since writing that review, I became familiar with the flavor compound, ethyl salicylate. Most people describe its flavor as, sweet, wintergreen, spicy and anisic, but, due to a genetic abnormality, t ...